Alzheimer's Disease

La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos permitirá que la administración de Trump recorte casi 800 millones de dólares en fondos de investigación de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud de Estados Unidos (NIH) para proyectos relacionados con temas de diversidad, equidad e inclusión (DEI, por sus siglas en inglés). Investigadores en Utah están preocupados por lo que eso podría significar para el avance de la ciencia médica en el estado.

The U.S. Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to cut nearly $800 million in NIH research funding for projects that relate to DEI topics. Utah researchers worry about what that means for the progress of health science in the state.

The number of Silver Alerts has doubled in Utah since the program started, but it’s hard to say if it’s actually bringing older Utahns home.

The project, called Natives Engaged in Alzheimer's Research, is an ongoing effort focusing on not only including communities left out of research, but collecting data in Native languages.

That’s Utah composer Kurt Bestor performing for patients at the William E. Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home. He helped kick off the official launch…

Thursday, October 18, 2012Matthew Baumgart, Senior Director for Government Affairs, National Alzheimer’s AssociationDr. Norman L. Foster, Director Center…

Salt Lake County Aging Services is offering a new series of classes for those who take care of elderly family members in their home. It’s called Caregiver…